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Category: Sci-fi

1981 80s Action Cult Action Movies Cult Movies Movie Franchise Movies Sequels Sci-fi Sci-fi Movies VHS Gold

The Future is Here: Mad Max 2; The Road Warrior

Posted on January 11, 2021January 19, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “The Future is Here: Mad Max 2; The Road Warrior”
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1978 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Don’t Believe the Hive: Consumerism and Nonconformity in Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 by Richard Brownell2 comments on “Don’t Believe the Hive: Consumerism and Nonconformity in Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
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1997 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

This Ship is Fucked: Event Horizon’s Out-Of-This-World Nightmare

Posted on October 14, 2020January 18, 2021 by Jimi Fletcher2 comments on “This Ship is Fucked: Event Horizon’s Out-Of-This-World Nightmare”
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1986 Action Exploitation Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Who, Where and What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith

Posted on August 18, 2020January 16, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2 comments on “Who, Where and What? The Mysterious Allure of The Wraith”
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1980 Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Flash Gordon: The Space Opera Classic That Could Have Been

Posted on July 31, 2020September 15, 2020 by Richard Brownell0 comments on “Flash Gordon: The Space Opera Classic That Could Have Been”
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1982 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing

Posted on June 25, 2020October 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Practical Magic: Assimilating John Carpenter’s The Thing”
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1994 Action Classic VHS Martial Arts Sci-fi

Timecop (1994)

Posted on June 19, 2020November 3, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Timecop (1994)”
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Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold VHS Reboots

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Body Horror and Insect Politics in David Cronenberg’s The Fly

Posted on May 28, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3 comments on “Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid: Body Horror and Insect Politics in David Cronenberg’s The Fly”
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Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

A Troublesome Souvenir from Space: The Icky, Sticky Brilliance of The Blob

Posted on May 25, 2020September 15, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0 comments on “A Troublesome Souvenir from Space: The Icky, Sticky Brilliance of The Blob”
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Classic VHS Horror Sci-fi

28 Days Later (2002)

Posted on May 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by chris chaka0 comments on “28 Days Later (2002)”
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Action Cult VHS Sci-fi Superhero

Dollman (1991)

Posted on May 2, 2020September 15, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Dollman (1991)”
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1991 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Man and his Machine: How Judgment Day Taught Us The Ways of Humanity

Posted on February 26, 2020September 11, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief6 comments on “Man and his Machine: How Judgment Day Taught Us The Ways of Humanity”
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1984 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator

Posted on January 21, 2020September 13, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief3 comments on “Rise of the Machine: James Cameron’s The Terminator”
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1986 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Hear Them Scream: Aliens and the Rise of the Xenomorph

Posted on November 11, 2019October 5, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Hear Them Scream: Aliens and the Rise of the Xenomorph”
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1986 Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

The Trip of a Lifetime: Why Flight of the Navigator Still Flies High

Posted on November 5, 2019September 16, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0 comments on “The Trip of a Lifetime: Why Flight of the Navigator Still Flies High”
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1981 Body Horror Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Scanners: The Horror Movie That is Really a Thriller

Posted on October 28, 2019September 16, 2020 by Richard Brownell0 comments on “Scanners: The Horror Movie That is Really a Thriller”
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1990 Action Classic VHS Sci-fi

Class of 1999 (1990)

Posted on September 24, 2019September 10, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2 comments on “Class of 1999 (1990)”
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1984 Sci-fi VHS Gold

Not From Around Here: Grief, Love and Hope in John Carpenter’s Starman

Posted on June 10, 2019September 17, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher2 comments on “Not From Around Here: Grief, Love and Hope in John Carpenter’s Starman”
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1999 Action Classic VHS Horror Sci-fi

Deep Blue Sea (1999)

Posted on March 19, 2019September 21, 2020 by chris chaka4 comments on “Deep Blue Sea (1999)”
Deep Blue Sea 4
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1971 Drama Sci-fi VHS Gold

Fear and Self-Loathing: A Clockwork Orange and Questions of Morality

Posted on March 14, 2019October 1, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2 comments on “Fear and Self-Loathing: A Clockwork Orange and Questions of Morality”
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Features Sci-fi

Greatest Movie Posters of the 80s: Sci-Fi Edition

Posted on January 31, 2019October 10, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Greatest Movie Posters of the 80s: Sci-Fi Edition”
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2000 Drama Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Flying In Glass Houses: Unbreakable’s Fragile Revolution

Posted on January 23, 2019September 20, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Flying In Glass Houses: Unbreakable’s Fragile Revolution”
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1984 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Ghosts in the Machine: Runaway and the Technological Revolution

Posted on January 11, 2019September 20, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Ghosts in the Machine: Runaway and the Technological Revolution”
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1985 Drama Fantasy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Is this the Future? Brazil and Cinema’s Speculative Dimensions

Posted on December 28, 2018December 14, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Is this the Future? Brazil and Cinema’s Speculative Dimensions”
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1989 Comedy Sci-fi VHS Gold

S*** happens, and who you gonna call? The Underrated Joys of Ghostbusters II

Posted on October 22, 2018September 21, 2020 by Jimi Fletcher0 comments on “S*** happens, and who you gonna call? The Underrated Joys of Ghostbusters II”
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1979 Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Battle of the Bitches: Gender and Duality in Ridley Scott’s Alien

Posted on October 10, 2018September 22, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2 comments on “Battle of the Bitches: Gender and Duality in Ridley Scott’s Alien”
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1990 Action Classic VHS Sci-fi Superhero

Darkman (1990)

Posted on October 8, 2018September 10, 2020 by markanthonyayling0 comments on “Darkman (1990)”
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1990 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Reality, Identity and Satire in Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall

Posted on September 14, 2018September 21, 2020 by markanthonyayling0 comments on “Reality, Identity and Satire in Paul Verhoeven’s Total Recall”
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1992 Classic VHS Comedy Sci-fi

Memoirs of An Invisible Man (1992)

Posted on August 30, 2018September 27, 2020 by markanthonyayling0 comments on “Memoirs of An Invisible Man (1992)”
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1997 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

War In Perpetuity: Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers

Posted on August 11, 2018January 17, 2021 by markanthonyayling0 comments on “War In Perpetuity: Paul Verhoeven’s Starship Troopers”
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Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

I’d Buy that for a Dollar: Robocop and the Pursuit of the American Dream

Posted on July 23, 2018September 21, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “I’d Buy that for a Dollar: Robocop and the Pursuit of the American Dream”
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1981 Sci-fi VHS Gold

A Rebel’s Lens: John Carpenter’s Escape From New York

Posted on July 11, 2018September 29, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief4 comments on “A Rebel’s Lens: John Carpenter’s Escape From New York”
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1986 Drama Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Deadly Friend: Krueger and the Near-Demise of Wes Craven

Posted on June 5, 2018October 11, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5 comments on “Deadly Friend: Krueger and the Near-Demise of Wes Craven”
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Action Adventure Sci-fi Superhero VHS Gold

Masters of the Universe: Star Wars and the Fall of Grayskull

Posted on April 25, 2018January 5, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief2 comments on “Masters of the Universe: Star Wars and the Fall of Grayskull”
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1987 Action Sci-fi VHS Gold

Into the Jungle: John McTiernan’s Predator

Posted on March 30, 2018December 1, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief5 comments on “Into the Jungle: John McTiernan’s Predator”
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1983 Body Horror Sci-fi VHS Gold

Remote. Control. The Visionary World of Videodrome

Posted on March 7, 2018September 21, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief8 comments on “Remote. Control. The Visionary World of Videodrome”
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1985 Adventure Comedy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Any Time, Any Place: The Ageless Appeal of Back to the Future

Posted on January 19, 2018September 21, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Any Time, Any Place: The Ageless Appeal of Back to the Future”
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1993 Action Classic VHS Sci-fi

Robocop 3 (1993)

Posted on January 5, 2018September 23, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Robocop 3 (1993)”
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1982 Sci-fi VHS Gold

Conflict and Flames: Blade Runner and Questions of Humanity

Posted on September 29, 2017January 18, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Conflict and Flames: Blade Runner and Questions of Humanity”
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Features Horror Sci-fi

Character Battles: Xenomorph vs The Thing

Posted on August 26, 2017January 5, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Character Battles: Xenomorph vs The Thing”
Xenomorph vs The Thing
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Action Comedy Features Sci-fi

Ice to See You: Arnie’s Greatest Movie Puns

Posted on April 18, 2017January 5, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Ice to See You: Arnie’s Greatest Movie Puns”
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1985 Comedy Sci-fi VHS Gold

Tossing Off To Anything: The Wild Adolescence of Weird Science

Posted on February 17, 2017October 4, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Tossing Off To Anything: The Wild Adolescence of Weird Science”
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1985 Comedy Cult VHS Horror Sci-fi

The Stuff (1985)

Posted on December 15, 2016October 27, 2020 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “The Stuff (1985)”
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1990 90s Action Classic VHS Movie Franchise Movies Sequels Sci-fi Sci-fi Movies

Robocop 2 (1990)

Posted on November 20, 2016January 8, 2021 by Edison Smith Editor-in-Chief0 comments on “Robocop 2 (1990)”
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